Linrke Vegis
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First paragraph is current symptoms. You can skip rest to last paragraph if you don't really care about the history of it- just know all of the symptoms started at same time as I got glasses.
I'm thinking of this right now. I've had all sorts of issues over the years (drowsiness, insomnia, "out of body" experience, like constantly daydreaming, repetitive thoughts, chronic urticaria for 5 years, lack of energy, constant exhaustion, etc). I was diagnosed with ADD last year, but even the best ADHD med I've taken- Adderall- isn't quite getting rid of the mental cloud over all of my thoughts, like I'm only semi-conscious. Due to this lack of effectiveness (though it does help- jacked my grades up like no other, which I desperately needed), the doctor is 'concerned' that I might have something worse than ADD. But with very little money, and him constantly busy at his small personal clinic, I can never get help with it.
But now that I think about it, it all started during the 5th grade. I was told by the nurse I had to get glasses. A few months later, in 2006 (6th grade, neat matchup huh? lol all of my grades match up like that) I had my first real allergic reaction (hives- I'd had it twice before in my life). It hasn't stopped since that day. A few months after that my grades dropped from all A's to F's. A year later, socially outcast by the mainstream, I got into video games and gained a ton of weight (5'5" 180lbs). My constant drowsiness may be partially explained by having to be constantly under Benadryl to combat the hives, but it's been 3 years since then and I've seen very little change without adderall. And even then it's just because I get a lot of energy.
This seems inexplicably tied to glasses. And if I sound bitter, I kind of am; I went from one of the most popular, intelligent, fit and respected people in my grade to a gamer who can't think quite straight with bad grades even though I am, forgive me, very intelligent. The timing may be coincidence, however I have this weird feeling every time I take them off except for bedtime- like I'm just waking up, much more conscious. However I can't really test it for a significant amount of time as I can't see well at all. Could it be that, since the lenses are blurred in such a way that it counter-acts my vision that it distorts what my eyes see? And, from there, may change my view of the world around me- in a chain reaction from the confused information being misinterpreted by my brain, effecting my psyche? The hives may be something totally different, but I can't completely reject the idea that they are worsening the situation. On a side note, I got contacts and that helped only slightly because I could see more area out of my eyes rather than a small square. Also, less advanced idea, could it be that my mind notices that something is there but, since I can see through it, the feeling is of being cramped? Another note is that my other senses are much sharper than most of people's- I hear and smell things much quieter and more subtle than they do earlier.
I'm thinking of this right now. I've had all sorts of issues over the years (drowsiness, insomnia, "out of body" experience, like constantly daydreaming, repetitive thoughts, chronic urticaria for 5 years, lack of energy, constant exhaustion, etc). I was diagnosed with ADD last year, but even the best ADHD med I've taken- Adderall- isn't quite getting rid of the mental cloud over all of my thoughts, like I'm only semi-conscious. Due to this lack of effectiveness (though it does help- jacked my grades up like no other, which I desperately needed), the doctor is 'concerned' that I might have something worse than ADD. But with very little money, and him constantly busy at his small personal clinic, I can never get help with it.
But now that I think about it, it all started during the 5th grade. I was told by the nurse I had to get glasses. A few months later, in 2006 (6th grade, neat matchup huh? lol all of my grades match up like that) I had my first real allergic reaction (hives- I'd had it twice before in my life). It hasn't stopped since that day. A few months after that my grades dropped from all A's to F's. A year later, socially outcast by the mainstream, I got into video games and gained a ton of weight (5'5" 180lbs). My constant drowsiness may be partially explained by having to be constantly under Benadryl to combat the hives, but it's been 3 years since then and I've seen very little change without adderall. And even then it's just because I get a lot of energy.
This seems inexplicably tied to glasses. And if I sound bitter, I kind of am; I went from one of the most popular, intelligent, fit and respected people in my grade to a gamer who can't think quite straight with bad grades even though I am, forgive me, very intelligent. The timing may be coincidence, however I have this weird feeling every time I take them off except for bedtime- like I'm just waking up, much more conscious. However I can't really test it for a significant amount of time as I can't see well at all. Could it be that, since the lenses are blurred in such a way that it counter-acts my vision that it distorts what my eyes see? And, from there, may change my view of the world around me- in a chain reaction from the confused information being misinterpreted by my brain, effecting my psyche? The hives may be something totally different, but I can't completely reject the idea that they are worsening the situation. On a side note, I got contacts and that helped only slightly because I could see more area out of my eyes rather than a small square. Also, less advanced idea, could it be that my mind notices that something is there but, since I can see through it, the feeling is of being cramped? Another note is that my other senses are much sharper than most of people's- I hear and smell things much quieter and more subtle than they do earlier.